Author

Contributions

  • Amy Henderson (Illustrator) - Contributor

Publication

1997-08-01 - Waveland Press

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • Goodreads976337
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010294661
  • OCLC Control Number38137436
  • Better World Books9780881339642
  • Better World BooksO9-BCD-029

Classifications

  • LCCE99.S547 K34 1998

Description

"[P]rovides an understanding of the basic methodologies in modern archaeology, including the formation of archaeological sites, dating, the role of ethnographic analogy, and analytic techniques like trace element sourcing, use-wear analysis, and carbon isotope determinations of diet. The archaeological interpretations are put into perspective by the inclusion of Hope and Zuni history and myth and the liberal use of ethnographic information from the Hopi and other historic and modern puebloan groups. A short fictional reconstruction of life in the village invites the reader to reflect on the fact that the past was a period occupied by people, not just potsherds." --Amazon.com.

First Sentence

In about A.D. 1064 and for several years thereafter a volcano erupted to the northeast of modern-day Flagstaff, emitting gasses, extruding lava, and spewing volcanic cinders and ash over some eight hundred square miles.

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